AVON, Ohio (MAC) (Interstat) — The Toledo Rockets defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes 5-2 on Saturday, May 23, in the Mid-American Conference Baseball Championship. Toledo scored three runs in the first inning on a ground-rule double by Wagner that brought in Arsich, followed by an RBI groundout from Baker that scored Sudbrook. In the fourth, Walton’s sacrifice fly plated Cahill. Sudbrook added a solo homer in the seventh. Kent State answered with Ripken Reese’s solo homer in the fourth and a sacrifice fly by Marsha in the seventh. Toledo had nine hits, Kent State seven. Gavin Jones, Peyton Williams and Brody Krzysiak pitched for the Golden Flashes. The Rockets improved to 33-28; Kent State fell to 41-16.